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Description: | Head of a developed T-shaped brooch of local type with a expanded rectangular head plate. The head plate has broken, rounded corners and a slightly off-centre circular loop projecting from the upper edge. The front is decorated with three three raised horizontal bands. The lowest of these bands is wider and decorated with a row of incised rocker arm decoration running along its length. A thicker and broader raised band abuts the decorated band and runs to the lower edge of the plate. the back of the plate is plain. Along the straight lower edge, behind the thinker lower band, runs a cylinder with a central slot, this cylinder holds the bar (spindle) on which the pin hinged, pivoting in the slot. There is damage to one end of the cylinder but it is otherwise complete; it appears to be filled with a white substance, probably solder holding the spindle in place. Rusted remains of the iron spindle and iron pinhead are visible in the slot and the ends of the cylinder. The bow extends from the centre of the raised lower band on the front of the head above the slot and cylindrical cover. It is triangular in section with a flat back and raised ridge down the centre of the front and has broken away just below the head plate with an old break.It is now 28.8mm long, 24.9mm wide and 15.0mm thick; it weighs 10.72 grams.This is a local variant, type T140, which develops from the T-shaped brooches with cylindrical hinged heads. Bayley and Butcher (2004:167-8) suggest it is a south western type dating to the 2nd century. On this database GLO-017ED3 and GLO-B78A55 from South Gloucestershire and GLO-41BD82 from North Somerset are similar as is Hattatt (2000:305) no.921A from Dorset.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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